Competition: Major League Soccer – Sporting Kansas City vs. New York Red Bulls

Match Odds: Kansas City 5/6 – Draw 5/2 – New York 3/1

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Sporting Kansas City welcome New York Red Bulls to Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday evening with both sides sitting second in their respective conference.

SKC’s Western Conference position becomes all the more impressive when you take their stats into consideration. They’ve scored just nine goals in eight games, but they’ve been defensively sound, conceding an MLS low of three.

Their luck in front of goal does seem to be changing as they dispatched RSL 3-0 last weekend and have scored seven in four, they’re starting to look a force. It’s going to take a big performance from RBNY to put an end to SKC’s 13-game unbeaten run.

New York Red Bulls are one of the inform teams in Major League Soccer. Jesse Marsch’s side had some struggles early on in the season but come into this game on a three game winning streak.

Red Bulls have scored six in three heading into this game. While they have been well worth their Eastern Conference position they have been playing close to the line, as their plus one goal difference vouches for.

Marsch has found some good fortune in rotating his attacking line. Bradley Wright-Phillips has netted four times this season, two in his last three and Alex Muyl has also been hot in front of goal, netting at the same rate in the last three. The two will look to breach the best backline in MLS on Wednesday evening.